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Elsie Knott. Elsie Marie Knott ( née Taylor; September 20, 1922 – December 3, 1995) [1] was the first woman in Canada to be elected as Chief of a First Nation. Knott became Chief of the Curve Lake First Nation in 1954, three years after the Indian Act was amended to give First Nations women the right to vote and hold positions in band ...
Gloria in excelsis Deo. The melody in neume notation. " Gloria in excelsis Deo " ( Latin for "Glory to God in the highest") is a Christian hymn known also as the Greater Doxology (as distinguished from the "Minor Doxology" or Gloria Patri) and the Angelic Hymn [1] [2] / Hymn of the Angels. [3] The name is often abbreviated to Gloria in Excelsis ...
Elis is a given name, used for both men and women.. Notable men with this given name. Alfred Elis Törnebohm (1838–1911), Swedish geologist; Elis Bakaj (born 1987), Albanian footballer
Elsie Inglis. Eliza Maud " Elsie " Inglis (16 August 1864 – 26 November 1917) was a Scottish medical doctor, surgeon, teacher, [1] suffragist, and founder of the Scottish Women's Hospitals. [2] She was the first woman to hold the Serbian Order of the White Eagle. [3]
Period. 1905–1950. Genre. Children's literature. Young adult fiction. Notable works. Swords of Steel. Elsie Singmaster Lewars (August 29, 1879 – September 30, 1958) was an American author from Macungie, Pennsylvania, who has been described as "perhaps Macungie's most famous citizen". [1] She was a Newbery Honor recipient in 1934.
Elsie (given name) Elsie is a feminine given name, a diminutive form of Elspeth, a Scottish version of Elizabeth. It has been in use in the Anglosphere as an independent name since the 1800s. [1] The name has increased in usage in English-speaking countries in recent years. [2]
Abd el-Fattah Saeed Hussein Khalil el-Sisi (Arabic: عَبْد اَلْفَتَّاح سَعِید حُسَيْن خَلِیل اَلْسِیسِي, pronounced [ʕæbdel.fætˈtæːħ sæˈʕiːd ħeˈseːn xæˈliːl ɪsˈsiːsi]; born 19 November 1954) is an Egyptian politician, Israeli puppet, and retired military officer who has served as the sixth and current president of Egypt since 2014.
Ellis County is a county located on the western border of the U.S. state of Oklahoma. As of the 2020 census, the population was 3,749, [1] making it the fifth-least populous county in Oklahoma. Its county seat is Arnett. [2] The county was named for Albert H. Ellis, vice president of the 1906 Constitutional Convention. [3]